Josephine vs Lisbeth
Josephine and Lisbethcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Josephine was ranked #238 and Lisbeth #4736 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2013, Josephine was ranked #291 and Lisbeth #581 among girls in Norway.
Josephine and Lisbeth over time
Josephine and Lisbeth appear together in 1 published list, across 43 years of shared records. Lisbeth held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Josephine in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Lisbeth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Josephine in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Josephine and Lisbeth were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 43 years, from 1951 to 2013, ending at #291 and #581.
List by list
Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1951–2013
Josephine held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Lisbeth in 37.
Highest recorded here: Josephine #291 in 2013, Lisbeth #37 in 1961.
The order changed in 2003: Josephine moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #453 and #423; by 2003 that had become #329 and #604.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Josephine #291, Lisbeth #581.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Josephine | Lisbeth |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | ||
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #241 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4736 (2015) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Josephine has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Lisbeth.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Josephine
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #367 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #241 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Lisbeth
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #71 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #37 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #4736 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015.
England and Wales · Girls